Stock watering trough with heating tank



Dec. 23, 1958 J. W. AN DERSON STOCK WATERING TROUGH WITH HEATING TANKFiled May 6, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 23, 1958. J, w. ANDERSON2,865,327

STOCK WATERING TROUGH WITH HEATING TANK Filed May 6, 1957 2 SheeS-Sheet2 United States Patent ice STOCK WATERING TROUGHWITH HEATING. TANK JamesWr Anderson,` Bentley, Alberta, Canada Application May 6, 1957, Serial No. 657,241

1 Claim. (Cl. 119-73) Myinvention relates to stoclewatering troughs of acharacter.` in which anassociated tank'.` is provided with heatingapparatus for the trough and tank.

The heating of water for stock under severely cold weather conditions isessential and for this different types of heating apparatus have beenproposed. Mostly this takes the form of a water heating jacket in a lirepot and pipes for circulation of water between the jacket and tank; or,as in some instances, electric heating elements are provided.

The present invention is designed to simplify the heating of water instock watering trough supply tanks and yet provide an eliicient andeconomical heating system for the water. To this end a flue box isprovided with a series of baffles directing hot gases discharging from alire box up and around a water tank supported in the flue box. Thiswater tank may receive water under pressure through a stand pipe, orfrom a gravity feed supply, for both of which sources controls would beprovided; and the heated water is discharged into the stock wateringtrough.

In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 1 shows a fragmentary front View of the stock watering trough,shown sectioned and broken away-to reveal the valve control mechanismfor regulating the supply of water from the heating tank to the wateringtrough.

Fig. 2 shows a side view, partly broken away and partly in section, ofthe apparatus assembled.

Fig. 3 shows a perspective View of the flue box with baflies, shown withthe walls and baffles broken away.

Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the re box, illusn trated broken awayto reveal the interior of the box.

Fig. 5 shows a top plan view of the apparatus, shown partly broken away.

Fig. 6 shows a fragment of the flue box partly broken away, and furtherincluding the flue outlet and control therefor.

Having reference to the drawings there is provided a concrete base 1 onwhich is supported a flue box 2 with lid or cover 3 hinged thereon byhinges 4 and including a handle 5 for raising and lowering the cover.

Within the ue box are angle irons 6 and 7 fixed to the side and bottomwalls of the tank and connected at the front by a cross plate 8. Furtherin the flue box are baille plates 10 supported, as`by brackets 11, fixedto the side walls of the iiue box and connected at the rear by a furtherbaille plate 12.

Supported on the angle irons 6 and 7 within the space as defined by thebaffle plates 10 and 12, and also spaced from the front of the flue box,is a water tank 13.

This arrangement is designed to provide a flue passage as indicated bythe arrows in Figure 3. This passage passes through the space betweenangle irons 6 and 7 and the bottoms of the flue box and water tank, thenupwards, until stopped by the baflie plates 10 and 12, and around thewater tank.

Patented Dec. 231958 The baffle plates terminate short ofthefront\wallof the flue boxleavingaiiue `passage communicating with the, space abovethe baiile plates, tbis'passage discharging through the iiue outlet 14.

The water tank 13 includes a cover 15 attached thereon by hinges 16 andincludes ahandle 17 for thel cover. The tank is provided withhand grips18 by which the tank may be removed from or set in thevflue box.

The concrete base ,Lprovidesa forward extension19 on whichi and a tiretbox casing 20 is, supported a Wateringtrough 21. The casing20\houses arirefbox 22 with grate 23 and shaker, bar 24,.,the shakerbar havingan1opening`25-for engagementbyya rodorpoker to shake the grate with.The-,grateV 23A is supported, on avcross.rod.26thatrestsonrsidevcleats27; There is also provided aV frontadraftl closure`28 ;for theftirebox attached by` hinges129 andpdroviding ,accesstoen-ash pit below the grate 23. A handle 30 is provided for the firebox by which it can be removed or inserted in the tire box casing.

The watering trough 21 includes raised angular wall portions 31 and acover 32 attached by hinges 33 to the front end wall of the liue box,the cover including a handle 34. This cover rests in front on a divisionplate 35, leaving an open or drinking section 36 for the trough.

Communication between the water tank 13 and watering trough 21 isprovided by a pipe 37 mounted in packing glands 3S and 39 for the ue box2 and tank 13 respectively. A valve mechanism 40, actuated by a tloatcontrol 41, Figures l and 2, regulates the flow of water through thepipe 37 to maintain the proper water level in the trough.

The apparatus may be used for connection with a source of supply ofwater under pressure or a gravity supply. The water under pressure wouldbe carried to the tank 13 through a stand pipe 42 passing upwardsthrough a suitable opening in the concrete base 1 and through the bottomof the liue box and the water tank, a packing gland 43 being providedfor the water tank.

The outlet for the stand pipe is controlled by a Valve at 44, for whicha oat arm 45 is provided hinged on a bracket 46 secured to the standpipe, the float arm carrying a float 47.

An overow pipe 48 is secured within the water tank by a bracket 49attaching to the tank wall and including an outlet at 50 for the pipe,packing glands 51 and S2 being provided for the iiue box and tankrespectively.

ln the use of the apparatus the hot gases from the tire box 20 dischargethrough the entrance to the flue box defined by the plate 3, angle irons6 and 7, and the bottoms of the tank and flue box, which form a passageto the rear of the flue box where the gases pass upwards until checkedby the battle plates 12 and 10 by which they are caused to turn forwardto an outlet at the front of the iiue box, a space for which is leftbetween the water tank and flue box.

The gases then turn rearward again and discharge through the iiue outlet14. For the flue outlet a control plate 53 is provided with hand grip54. The angle irons 6 and 7 further include openings 9 at their frontends to permit circulation of air between the bottom of the flue box andtop of the angle irons.

Heated water for the tank 13 passes through the pipe 37 to the wateringtrough 21, to which access would be had by the stock through the openpart 36.

The desired levels in the heating tank 13, when water under pressure isused, are maintained by the float 47 and its associated valve control,and for the stock watering trough by the iloat 41 and its assembly. Forgravity feed a pipe assembly 55 is provided, Figure 2,

mounted in the tiuebox end wall as by packing members 56 and emptyinginto the water tank 13.

The water tank, trough and flue box are preferably made of iron suitablytreated to be rust resistant.

While a re box designed for coal and wood is provided the device is notnecessarily limited to this and in place thereof oil, gas or similarfuels could be used and for which the necessary adjustment could be madein the tire box. The apparatus is simple to operate, with little chanceof any part going out of order and permits of a continuous supply ofwater being maintained for the stock that is properly heated. Also inview of its simplicity repairs could easily be made.

Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention, what I claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent is:

A stock watering unit consisting of a drinking trough and a tire boxbelow the trough for heating the water therein, said fire box having aflue outlet, and a further unit connected to supply water to the trough,said further unit comprising a storage tank separate from the stockwatering unit and connected to supply water thereto, and means forheating the Water in the storage tank by hot gases expelled from the ueoutlet of the re box,

said means including an outer casing oversize of the storage tank and inwhich casing said tank is suspended with a space intervening between thecasing and tank, said casing including an inlet at one lower endconnected to receive the hot gases from the tire box iue outlet and saidcasing having a flue outlet at the opposite upper end for escape of thegases and including baffles in the casing, said baies comprising aseries of plates adapted to cause the gases to move rearwardly from theHue inlet to the rear of the casing and then forwardly to the front ofthe casing before escaping through the casing ue outlet.

Bloomer Sept. 3, 1918 Pruden NOV. 9, 1920

